If there is sin against life, it consists¦ in hoping for another life and in eluding the implacable grandeur of this life.

Quote by Albert Camus

Topics: Life Quotes

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

Dont believe your friends when they ask you to be honest with them. All they...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

There is but one freedom, to put oneself right with death. After that everything is...

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

We used to wonder where war lived, what it was that made it so vile....

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must...

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must...

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

Only a philosophy of eternity, in the world today, could justify non-violence.

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

Politics and the fate of mankind are shaped by men without ideals and without greatness....

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold...

For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions...

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You cannot acquire experience by making experiments. You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to...

For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I...

For if I try to seize this self of which I feel sure, if I...

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I...

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I...

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person...

I used to advertise my loyalty and I don't believe there is a single person...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer 'yes' without having asked...

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

You have to be very rich or very poor to live without a trade.

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

The rebel can never find peace. He knows what is good and, despite himself, does...

Evil is whatever distracts.

Evil is whatever distracts.

The devil's voice is sweet to hear.

The devil's voice is sweet to hear.

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil

War is evil, but it is often the lesser evil